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Movies that move us : screenwriting and the power of the protagonist's journey

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Movies that move us : screenwriting and the power of the protagonist's journey / Craig Batty.

Author

Batty, Craig.

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

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Description

vii, 209 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

Written specifically from a screenwriting perspective, this explores the idea that the protagonist's narrative journey is also experienced by the audience, and comprises two individual yet interwoven threads: the physical journey and the emotional journey.-Back cover.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-200), filmography (p. 201) and index.

Contents

Screenwriting and the power of the protagonist's journey. Introduction -- Exploring the duality of a screenplay narrative -- Mythology and the hero's journey -- Exploring the hero's journey -- Re-defining the hero's journey into a new model for screenwriting -- Conclusion -- Screenplay case studies. Case study one: Muriel's wedding -- Case study two: Little voice -- Case study three: Cars -- Case study four: Forgetting Sarah Marshall -- Case study five: Sunshine cleaning -- Case study six: Up.

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